One Nation targets Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie over role in Ben Roberts-Smith affair
Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has become a special target for One Nation over his willingness to give evidence against Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith, who has been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder. One Nation used the Roberts-Smith issue in the Farrer byelection, with corflutes declaring HE FOUGHT FOR US. ONE NATION STANDS WITH HIM". James Ashby, Pauline Hanson’s top adviser and a long term leading strategist in the party, on Tuesday delivered
One Nation has identified Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie as a political target due to his willingness to testify in the war crimes trial of Ben Roberts-Smith. The party, which has publicly declared its support for Roberts-Smith, claims to have a significant membership base in Hastie's electorate of Canning, Western Australia. One Nation's top adviser, James Ashby, suggested this membership could be mobilized to challenge Hastie at the next election. Hastie, a former SAS colleague of Roberts-Smith, stated he does not fear political threats and remains focused on defeating the current government.
This situation highlights how high-profile legal cases involving military personnel can become entangled with political maneuvering and electoral strategies.
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